Part 7 — STRUCTURAL TEST AND SPECIAL INSPECTIONS (CHAPTER 17)

Local geological conditions - The San Francisco/Bay Area region is densely populated and located in an area of high seismic activities. San José is bound by two major faults, the Hayward and San Andreas faults, that are capable of producing major earthquakes. Results from studies after the Northridge Earthquake indicated that a lot of the damages were attributed to lack of quality control during construction resulting in low construction quality. The proposed modification to improve quality control during construction need to be incorporated into the code to assure that new buildings and additions to existing buildings are designed and constructed in accordance with the scope and objectives of the California Building Code.

(Ords. 28166, 28838.)

Section 1705.3 of CBC is amended to read as follows: